Zermatt, in Valais, Switzerland, runs from 1,620 m at the base to 3,899 m at the top. The map shows 299 marked runs and 63 lifts (about 209 km of piste in all).
Over the last twelve winters the ERA5 weather model gives it 283 cm of snowfall a season, 554th (tied) of 3,069 worldwide and 110th in Switzerland. It swings a lot from year to year: the biggest winter, 2017/18 (513 cm), brought more than twice as much as the leanest, 2021/22 (197 cm). March is usually the snowiest month, with about 80 cm.
Below are links to 2 official live cameras.
We do not show a snow depth here. The weather model we use reports snow lying on the ground — it knows nothing about grooming or snowmaking, and it is not the base depth a ski area publishes. In Japan we can check our figures against 234 weather stations. Outside Japan there is nothing to check them against, so we do not print a number we have not verified. Snow report on the official site ↗
Score breakdown
Powder Score v1.0.0
7-day outlook
| Date | Snow | Temp | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🌧️ 8 Oct | 0 | 0.3 / 6 | 11.6 |
| 🌫️ 9 Oct | 0 | -1.3 / 7.6 | 10.7 |
| 🌧️ 10 Oct | 0 | 0.9 / 5.8 | 9.2 |
| ☁️ 11 Oct | 0.6 | -1.5 / 6.7 | 7.3 |
| ☀️ 12 Oct | 0 | -2.2 / 7.5 | 9.4 |
| ☁️ 13 Oct | 0 | 3.3 / 7.8 | 14.8 |
| ☁️ 14 Oct | 0 | 3.8 / 7.4 | 9.1 |
Runs and lifts
Counted from the runs and lifts drawn on OpenStreetMap, within the boundary of the ski area. These are not the resort’s own published figures.
The figures are for the whole of “Zermatt - Breuil-Cervinia”, which the map draws as one ski area.
Run map
The shape of the mountain
Which way the slopes face
Only 38% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. More of the terrain faces the sun.
By difficulty
Lift types
- Chairlift22
- Gondola12
- Magic carpet11
- Cable car8
- T-bar3
- Funicular3
- Platter2
- Rope tow1
- Mixed gondola/chair1
See past trail maps on Skimap.org ↗
Source: OpenSkiMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0). How finely ski areas are drawn varies by region, so treat the counts as indicative. Vertical is the difference between the highest and lowest points of the mapped runs and lifts.
Live Cameras
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How much snow it gets
Measured by us across 3,069 ski areas by one identical method. These are not the resort’s own published figures.
Compared with what is nearby
Within 50 km straight line. Measured the same way, so the ranks compare directly. Ski areas a few kilometres apart share a weather grid cell and can return the same figure.
| Ski area | Distance | Seasonal snowfall | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zermatt - Breuil-Cervinia | 6.9 km | 307 cm | 454 |
| Stomping Grounds (summer snowpark) | 12 km | 310 cm | 447 |
| Saas Fee | 15 km | 294 cm | 503 |
| Macugnaga - Belvedere | 16 km | 343 cm | 296 |
| Macugnaga - Moro | 18 km | 260 cm | 667 |
When it falls, and how winters differ
Month by month
Month by month, the most snow falls in March. March brings as much as January, or more. In amount, March brings 80 cm, more than the median of 60 cm.
Winter by winter
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 283 cm, and 7 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2021/22 with 197 cm; the biggest was 2017/18 with 513 cm (2.6 times as much).
Snowfall each winter (December–March total). The dashed line is the average; the numbers mark the leanest and the biggest winter.
Map
Where it sits relative to nearby resorts. For a piste map, see the official site.
Official piste map ↗More places to look
Guides covering Switzerland
- Everywhere on Earth You Climb for Snow. Japan Is the One Place You Drive Toward the Sea. Across 3,069 ski areas we measure, height and snowfall move together — +0.58 in France, +0.85 in Germany. In Japan the figure is +0.02. The reason is not that elevation stopped working.
- A Black Run in Colorado and a Black Run in Austria Are Not the Same Thing. The Maps Prove It. Across 2,888 ski areas: 39% of American runs are graded advanced or harder, and 9% of Austrian ones. Nobody thinks Austria is four times gentler. The grades are measuring different things.
- How Much Does Snowfall Change From One Winter to the Next? Country by Country Over twelve winters, the typical Japanese ski area's best winter was 2.3 times its worst. In Italy and Chile it was 4.6 times, in New Zealand 4.2. Canada, Finland and Sweden come out steadier than Japan.
Updated: 8 Oct 2026, 00:52